TMU Research Center of Cancer Translational Medicine

Time

Speaker / Topic

Moderator

09:00 – 09:30

Reception and registration

09:30 – 09:40

Opening Remarks

Speaker: Luisa Shu-Ying Chang (Executive Vice President, TMU), Hsing-Jien Kung

Session 1

09:40 – 10:20

Keynote Lecture 1:  Innovation at Case Western Reserve Univ SOM and update on the Gerson/Lee pilot project

Gerson, Stanton L., M.D., Case Western Reserve University

Teh-Ying Chou

10:20 – 11:00

Keynote Lecture 2: Metabolic Modulation of Ferroptosis and Cancer Therapy Resistance

Hsing-Jien Kung, Taipei Medical University

Jang_Yang Chang

11:00 – 11:10

Group Photo and Coffee Break

11:10 – 11:50

Contributions of Low Penetrance Genes in Pancreatic Tumourigenesis and Their Implications in Precision Cancer Therapy

Speaker: Wen-Chun Hung, National Health Research Institute

Ming-Hsien Chien

11:50 – 12:30

Development of Innovative Drugs and Therapeutic Strategies Targeting Cancer Stem Cells

Speaker: Yao-An Shen, Taipei Medical University

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch (Faculty Lounge)

Session 2

13:30 – 14:10

Keynote Lecture 3: BORG and Emergence from Metastatic Dormancy.

Speaker: William P. Schiemann, Case Western Reserve University

Yuan-Soon Ho

14:10 – 14:50

Keynote Lecture 4: Harnessing Mitochondrial Homeostasis Promotes Breast Cancer Metastasis

Speaker: Cheng-Wei Lin, Taipei Medical University

14:50 – 15:10

Coffee Break

15:10 – 15:50

Metabolic reprogramming enhances NK cell therapy for glioblastoma

Speaker: Tsung-I Hsu, Taipei Medical University

Chao-Hua Chiu

15:50 – 16:30

Interaction of Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition with macrophage in breast cancer immune microenvironment

Speaker: Yen-Shen Lu, National Taiwan University

16:30 – 17:00

Closing Remarks

Hsing-Jien Kung

18:00 – 20:30

Dinner Reception (By invitation only)

Time

Speaker / Topic

Moderator

09:00 – 09:30

Reception and Registration

Session 3

09:30 – 10:10

Keynote Lecture 5 : Killing cancer cells by suicide bombing attack with neutrophil extracellular traps.

Zhenghe John Wang, Case Western Reserve University

Kang-Yun Lee

10:10 – 10:50

Keynote Lecture 6 : Targeting Cathepsin S Regulates IL-7- mediated Anti-tumor Immunity in Head and Neck Cancer

Kwang-Yu Chang, National Health Research Institute

10:50 – 11:10

Coffee Break

11:10 – 11:50

Tumor-associated macrophages reprogram neutrophil functions to drive glioblastoma heterogeneity evolution.

Speaker: Jian-Ying Chuang, Taipei Medical University

Chaur-Jong Hu

11:50 – 12:30

Aptamer-drug conjugates for leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in lung cancer

Speaker: Emily Pei-Ying Lin, Taipei Medical University

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch (Faculty Lounge)

Session 4 Program-Specific Meeting

13:30 – 13:40

Welcoming Remarks

Chris Sippel, Executive Director for International Affairs, Case Western Reserve University Liang-Tzung Lin , Vice Dean, Office of Global Engagement, TMU

13:40 – 14:10

TMU-CWRU Progress Report 1 A new immunomodulatory imide drug, 3-Monothiopomalidomide, blunts inflammation and mitigates ischemic stroke in rats

Speaker: Yung-Hsiao Chiang, Taipei Medical University

Liang-Tzung Lin

14:10 – 14:40

TMU-CWRU Progress Report 2 Targeting Replication Stress in Cancer Therapy

Speaker: Sung-Bau Lee, Taipei Medical University

14:40 – 15:10

TMU-CWRU Progress Report 3  Innovative Polypyrrole Microparticles for Tissue Therapy: Advancing Active Substance Delivery and Boosting Cellular Function

Speaker: Andrew E.-Y. Chuang, Taipei Medical University

15:10 – 15:40

TMU-CWRU Progress Report 4  Non-invasive Temporal Interfering Spinal Cord Stimulation (TISCS) for Neurogenic Bladder and Motor Function Treatment in Spinal Cord Injury

Speaker: Chih-Wei Peng, Taipei Medical University

15:40 – 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 – 17:30

Round Table Discussion

Close door meeting, by invitation only

Jing-Ping Liou

17:00

Adjourn